Varadkar: No plans to close retail and hospitality 'at this stage'

Shoppers taking advantage of Black Friday deals on Dublin's Henry Street: Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said there were no plans to impose further restrictions on retail and hospitality. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

There are no plans at the moment to impose further restrictions on retail and hospitality, according to the Tánaiste.

The news comes as the reintroduction of mandatory hotel quarantine is set to be agreed by the Government as early as Friday evening, prompted by the emergence of a new Covid variant in South Africa.